The classical psychedelic drug (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) continues to attract considerable multidisciplinary interest, and over the last eight decades, many derivatives and analogs of LSD have been synthesized. One site on the ergoline scaffold of LSD that has been frequently modified is the N-position, with the N-acylated LSD derivative 1-acetyl-LSD (1A-LSD, ALD-52) being one of the earliest examples. In more recent years, several other alkylcarbonyl- and cycloalkylcarbonyl-substituted LSD derivatives have been evaluated, including several distributed as research chemicals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Differences in smoking prevalence across socioeconomic groups are a major driver of health inequalities. Although smoking prevalence continues to decline across most developed countries, socioeconomic inequalities in smoking still persist. While Ireland is among a small number of countries with a tobacco-endgame goal set to achieve a smoking prevalence of 5% by 2025, the challenge this presents by socioeconomic status is uncharted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Motion correction (MC) is critical for accurate quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF) and flow reserve (MFR) from F-flurpiridaz positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). However, manual correction is time consuming and introduces inter-observer variability. We aimed to validate an automatic MC algorithm for F-flurpiridaz PET-MPI in terms of diagnostic performance for predicting coronary artery disease (CAD).
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